SOUTH AFRICAN President Jacob Zuma announced a freeze on university fee rises yesterday following talks with students and colleges.
Some students protested outside the Union Buildings in the capital Pretoria, the seat of the government, while the negotiations took place inside.
Youths threw stones at riot police and burnt tyres and portable toilets that had been set up for them on the building’s grounds.
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